wprager

Yep, Smith was bringing it, especially since Boro is out. Smith also got banged up himself there. Got hit with (IIRC) a Chara cross-check to the ribs. Not fun.

Speaking of Chara, I know he used to be a Senator and he's getting up there in age, but does anyone else think someone should put him out of his own and our misery with a nice borderline hit? He's been playing a lot pike Phaneuf, except I see him going after smaller players like the elbow to the back of the head of Pageau last night (slamming him into the boards from behind -- sure, that's where his elbow lines up because of the height differential, but still) and then, later, on Dzingel. Phaneuf only goes after the big guys, it seems, or if he is provoked.

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PTFlea

wprager wrote:Yep, Smith was bringing it, especially since Boro is out. Smith also got banged up himself there. Got hit with (IIRC) a Chara cross-check to the ribs. Not fun.

Speaking of Chara, I know he used to be a Senator and he's getting up there in age, but does anyone else think someone should put him out of his own and our misery with a nice borderline hit? He's been playing a lot pike Phaneuf, except I see him going after smaller players like the elbow to the back of the head of Pageau last night (slamming him into the boards from behind -- sure, that's where his elbow lines up because of the height differential, but still) and then, later, on Dzingel. Phaneuf only goes after the big guys, it seems, or if he is provoked.

Meh, he's going all out knowing it's one of his last chances. Can't fault how competitive he is. I wish we had him going into next year.

spader

wprager wrote:Yep, Smith was bringing it, especially since Boro is out. Smith also got banged up himself there. Got hit with (IIRC) a Chara cross-check to the ribs. Not fun.

Speaking of Chara, I know he used to be a Senator and he's getting up there in age, but does anyone else think someone should put him out of his own and our misery with a nice borderline hit? He's been playing a lot pike Phaneuf, except I see him going after smaller players like the elbow to the back of the head of Pageau last night (slamming him into the boards from behind -- sure, that's where his elbow lines up because of the height differential, but still) and then, later, on Dzingel. Phaneuf only goes after the big guys, it seems, or if he is provoked.

Meh, he's going all out knowing it's one of his last chances. Can't fault how competitive he is. I wish we had him going into next year.

Flo The Action

Smith has been great. Might have not scored but he's been buzzing around the ice like crazy and actually been a pain in the Donkey of the Bruins all game last night.

It's hard to say many negatives about Bobby. He maybe behind a few giveaways but other players have been more guilty of those this round. If anything the sens could improve it should be on those. It would go a long way to not exhaust them having to chase back the puck. Again, of anyone comes across the possession numbers for last night I'd like to see them. I'm not a big analytics guy so I don't really know where any of those would be available

PTFlea

wprager wrote:Yep, Smith was bringing it, especially since Boro is out. Smith also got banged up himself there. Got hit with (IIRC) a Chara cross-check to the ribs. Not fun.

Speaking of Chara, I know he used to be a Senator and he's getting up there in age, but does anyone else think someone should put him out of his own and our misery with a nice borderline hit? He's been playing a lot pike Phaneuf, except I see him going after smaller players like the elbow to the back of the head of Pageau last night (slamming him into the boards from behind -- sure, that's where his elbow lines up because of the height differential, but still) and then, later, on Dzingel. Phaneuf only goes after the big guys, it seems, or if he is provoked.

Meh, he's going all out knowing it's one of his last chances. Can't fault how competitive he is. I wish we had him going into next year.

wprager

Flo The Action wrote:Smith has been great. Might have not scored but he's been buzzing around the ice like crazy and actually been a pain in the Donkey of the Bruins all game last night.

If you recall, I picked him for the winner in OT

Flo The Action wrote:It's hard to say many negatives about Bobby. He maybe behind a few giveaways but other players have been more guilty of those this round. If anything the sens could improve it should be on those. It would go a long way to not exhaust them having to chase back the puck. Again, of anyone comes across the possession numbers for last night I'd like to see them. I'm not a big analytics guy so I don't really know where any of those would be available

Ryan has been consistent since the first period of game 1. I've been saying for a while how a lot of his offensive woes may be injury related. Including his penchant for falling down which may be related to the sports hernia surgery he had the off-season before last. If you never expect him to skate like Dzingel it'll be much easier to appreciate him.

That said, next time there is a puck flipped toward him and he's the last line of defense, he may want to do a better job trapping it rather than try to catch it with his stick.

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rooneypoo

tim1_2 wrote:Yeah, I'll give Bobby some props after being a harsh critic. He's been very good and I'm extremely happy for him. There's hope for his contract!

It would do everyone good -- the organization long term, the Sens playoff performance short term, and his own career and market value -- if he had a good playoffs. Right now, I can't imagine Ryan is someone we want to protect heading into the expansion draft. His play could change that, or make him a target of real interest from Los Vegas.

DefenceWinsChampionships

tim1_2 wrote:Yeah, I'll give Bobby some props after being a harsh critic. He's been very good and I'm extremely happy for him. There's hope for his contract!

It would do everyone good -- the organization long term, the Sens playoff performance short term, and his own career and market value -- if he had a good playoffs. Right now, I can't imagine Ryan is someone we want to protect heading into the expansion draft. His play could change that, or make him a target of real interest from Los Vegas.

It's one of those lose-lose situations where his performance may drive the org to protect him and he disappoints us next season or we let him go and he destroys it somewhere else. With the lists now being made public I think it's in the team's best interest to protect him and trade him down the road if there is a market for him. If they expose him and Vegas doesn't take him it looks terrible from a perception standpoint. I think having MacArthur back will be huge for his career. Part of the reason Ryan re-signed here was because of his relationship with MacArthur. It's evident to me that they have a ton of chemistry on and off the ice.

As I've stated before, I think Methot is the player that ends up being taken by Vegas. With Phaneuf's contract I think Ottawa will want to keep him (declining money year-to-year), and with the emergence of Harpur as a big shutdown d-man, I think Methot becomes a bit more expendable. The Sens will have access to: Karlsson, Methot, Ceci, Phaneuf, Boro, Wideman, Claesson, Harpur, Englund, and Chabot next season.